Is Penang a peaceful State?

Yes it is and its not, we hope that it is even if it is purely on the surface but we pray that this peacefulness runs deeper than meets the eye and woe unto those who take no heed of the teltale signs of the decadence of society in whatever form it may manifest itself. Penang is the stage where racial harmony is being put to the test ever since this country achieved its independance, it was and still is the litmus paper. With the influx of foreign workers the equation has been raised substantially whereby this human experiment of coexistance can survive without a fracture or even a rupture in the near future. It will take a whole lot more than the Ulama' and the temple priests, the politician and the police, it will take alot more than just the government agencies to hold this prevailing peace, it will take a massive mind shift, an overhaul of mindset happenig on a scale larger than life to affect a strong enough blanket of security to cover this present state of peaceful coexistance.
It is a moral obligation of every thinking citizen of this state from the humble and destitute to the Governor, from preschoolers to the first generation citizens if they still are alive to awaken to this mind shift, this massive communication experiment involving every aspect of society with no gains in mind except to keep the peace that has been achieved thus far. Primarily Penang has to develop itself into a sensitive and caring society. An awareness that has to be instilled in the minds of every one of its citizen who value this peaceful coexistance and the only way that this can be accomplished is through mass education. To achieve this common goal what is needed is a common project, a project that is benificial to the state as a whole, aproject that will not fail to appeal every sensible man woman and child...I call this project 'House Cleaning.'
In western countries, countries that experiences the four seasons of winter, spring, summer and fall, just about every household carry out what is known as spring cleaning. Winter cloaths are put away and the whole house is aired out to get rid of the old musty smell of winter and warm summer cloaths are brought out, carpets are vacuumed and bed sheets washed and dried in the warm fresh spring sun. One cannot avoid but feel these changes from dark and cold to warm and freshness of life. Penangites needs this kind of refreshing changes, this overhaul of the environment and mental states of the whole especially those who are born and raised here and call themselves Penangites. We have to embark upon a labour of love. A labour of self scrifice and personal commitment towards the achievement of a common goal as a whole and that is of Peace and Harmony. Irregardless of who is in power or who wileds the stick and the purse of the state, we have to appeal to our sense of logic and determination, our expertise and spritual inclinations to substantiate our commitment towards this our common goal.
What would be the project that would appeal to the common people? I have always maintained that the cleaning up or our envornment is the key towards uniting the people and this can begin with the cleaning up of the Sungai Pinang River from its source to the sea!! I am not suggesting patchworks to rectify flooding problems or unecessary digging to deepen the river, no band aid remedies but a major all out overhaul. Which would involve all points osurces of pollutions as well as thelong term "healing' of the river. If need be this is where we burn our incense and carry out our Khutbah and ring our temple bells, this is where we turn for forgiveness for having abused mother nature to the point of almost no return living our so called peaceful existance. What have we got to loose? And what can we gain from this massive experiment that involves each and everyone of us who call ourselves Penangites?